Eye-shade.



No. 733,721. PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.

T. LITTLE.

EYE SHADE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1902. N0 MODEL;

WITNESSES INVENTOR By raw-4 M @W Attorneys.

Patented July 14, 1903.

PATENT O FI THOMAS LITTLE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

EYE-SHADE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 733,721, dated July 14, 1903.

Application filed May 9,1902- Serial No. 106,538, (Ho model.)

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS LITTLE, a citi zen of the United States, residing at-Detroit, county of Wayne, Stateof Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Eye-Shades; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to eye-shades, and has for its object an improved shade to be used for the purpose of protecting the eyes from intense light.

It consists, essentially, of holders similar to the holders of spectacles provided with bows that project over the ears, with a bridgepiece that bends over the nose and with shades which are secured between the bows and the bridge-piece and which are arranged to rest and bear against the forehead and are provided with projections that extend forward to shade the eyes.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective. Fig. 2 is a front view.

A and B indicate bows, with loops a and 1) arranged to loop over the ears of the wearer. 0 indicates the nose-bridge. Connected to the bows A and B are half-frames land 2, similar to the upper halves of the frame of ordinary spectacles. On each frame-piece l and 2 is secured a shadewhich comprises ineach piece a curved shade b and a curved bearing-plate a. The shade Sis a portion of a cylinder, substantially half a cylinder, with a curved front end 5, and it is joined by a part at, having a somewhat warped surface that is similar to the section of a cone. The portion of the part 4 that lies between 0 and (Z (see Fig. 2) is out to correspond with the forehead of a personthat is, a line drawn through 0 (Z c f would be curved to correspond to the curvature across the forehead just at the line where the forehead meets the eyesockets-so that when on the forehead of the wearer the pieces and l bearwith their upper rims against the forehead and prevent an excess of light from entering at that point to affect the eyes. The rims of the parts at are preferably thickened or beaded. The sides of the pieces 3 extend as low as may be necessary to sufficiently protect the eyes, preferably extending to make this part of the shade substantially a half-cylinder.

The piece 3 of each shade meets the piece Al at an angle, and in use the piece 4 stands approaching a vertical, wl l illeaxisnfthe piece 3is very nearly hprigontal. This brings the edge or rim 6f the piece l entirely above the lower edge of the frontal'bone over the eye-socket, where it does not interfere at all with the action of the eyelid.

What I claim is 1. A device of the character described, comprising independent eye-shades, each shade having a substantially vertically disposed warped bearing-plate the upper edge of which is cut away to conform to the shape of and bear against the frontal bone above and immediately at the side of the eye, a curved shade extending outwardly at an angle from the lower edge of said bearing-plate and means for supporting said eye-shades in position upon the person, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. Adevice of the character described, comprising independent eye-shades, each shade prising independent eye-shades, each shade member for said eye-shades, as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A device of the character described comprising holding-bows, a bridge-piece for the nose, independent eye-shades, each shade c0n= sisting of a substantially vertically disposed bone above and immediately at the side of the eye, and a curved shade extending outwardly at an angle from the lower edge of said bearing-plate as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

THODIAS LITTLE.

W'itnesses:

MAY E. KoTT, CHARLES F. BURTON. 

